It was a perfect first night of playing in the NBA Finals for the Toronto Raptors on Thursday. <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/north-american/toronto-raptors-off-to-dream-start-in-nba-finals-with-118-109-win-over-golden-state-warriors-1.868433">They beat Golden State Warriors 118-109</a> in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series. Pascal Siakam scored a career-play-off-best 32 points, while Kawhi Leonard added 23 points and eight rebounds. Rapper Drake was courtside to cheer the Raptors on, and he had a more subdued evening after the NBA had reportedly contacted the Canadian franchise over his behaviour following the Eastern Conference Finals against Milwaukee Bucks. The Raptors host Game 2 of the series on Sunday. Check out the action in the gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.